• The ECC provides intensive and flexible support to individuals to ensure success in the community setting, including arranging for support needed to prevent and manage a crisis, and accessing community-based services and resources.

• Responsibilities include assessment and verification of service coordination needs; service planning; referral; monitoring or service provision; advocacy for consumers; after-hours crisis services; conducting onsite visits of service delivery sites for post-move monitoring; reviewing Program Providers’ records and implementation plans; intensive monitoring, including inquiries about recent hospitalization, ER visits, and crises; and documentation of progress.

• Responsibilities involve participating in service planning team meetings; monthly face-to-face contact with consumers frequent contact with family members and service providers; and submitting reports to HHSC as scheduled or upon request, including CLDP reports to SSLC and HHSC for individuals who transitioned form SSLC.

• To accommodate consumer and family needs, must be able to work a flexible schedule, including after-hours, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a qualified human services field to include- but not limited to: psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human development, gerontology, educational psychology, education, and criminal justice.
• Or a high school diploma or GED and:
  • two years of paid experience as a case manager in a state or federally funded Parent Case Management Program, or have graduated from Partners in Policy Making; and have

  • personal experience as an immediate family member of an individual with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Must have at least two years work experience in providing service coordination to individuals with IDD(Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities).
• Must have proficient computer skills to include MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Must have valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving records, as well as personal automobile liability insurance as required by the state of Texas.

Employee Benefits at Full Time Include:

• Employer-Cost Sharing of Health Insurance (Includes 50% of Elected Dependent Coverage)
• Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Employer-Paid Term Life Insurance
• Employer-Match Retirement Contributions (up to 5% of Base Salary)
• Optional Dental, Vision, Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Wellness Program
• 12 Paid Holidays per Year
• 2 Weeks Paid Vacation per Year with Graduating Accrual Rate
• 2+ Weeks of Paid Sick Leave Per Year

Experience

• 2 year(s): Experience as a Service Coordinator serving individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
• Proficient computer skills to include MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Education

• Bachelors or better in Nursing or related field
• Bachelors or better in Education or related field
• Bachelors or better in Sociology or related field
• Bachelors or better in Psychology or related field
• Bachelors or better in Criminal Justice or related field
• Bachelors or better in Human Services or related field